Stephy Publishers
Journal of
Cardiology and Current Trends in Surgery
Evaluation of Arterial Hypertension Care in Four Brazilian Metropoles
Hypertension
(AH) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Brazil, which, in 2018,
affected about 24.5% of the adult population, reaching 59.3% of people aged 65
and over. (Ministry of Health 2020) These levels of prevalence and with an
increasing trend have a major impact on morbidity and mortality, with high
social cost. In this context, the Unified Health System (SUS) has been developing
a strategic action plan based on conceptual bases that involve a comprehensive
approach to chronic non-communicable diseases, especially AH, at all levels of
activity (promotion, prevention and comprehensive care and Organization health
services for the care of patients with chronic diseases). The guidelines of the
Strategic Action Plan recommend that the care offered should use, in addition
to pharmacological Therapy, educational actions to change lifestyle
(encouraging the practice of physical activity, the consumption of healthy
foods and the reduction of salt consumption), monitoring the disease by means of routine
examinations and searching for damage to a target organ (ECG and Echo cardiogram) in specific populations.
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